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Industry mentor Wen Fu, left, Yanbing Guo, and Pu-Xian Gao in a lab at the Institute of Materials Science with a sample of the catalyst they have developed. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Better Catalytic Converter: A New Tool for Emission Control

The NSF program Accelerate UConn is helping two UConn researchers commercialize their 'game-changing' new device.

January 13, 2016 | Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research

Entrepreneurship
Gopinath Rajadinakaran, right, and Robert Kelley, professor of reconstructive sciences, discuss the testing of an artificial salivary gland at UConn Health in Farmington on Dec. 3, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Developing a Solution to the Problem of Dry Mouth

Dr. Robert Kelly invented an artificial salivary gland. The NSF program Accelerate UConn helped him bring it closer to market.

January 12, 2016 | Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research

Entrepreneurship Research & Discovery UConn Health
Matthew Hanley uses a microscope in a lab at UConn Health in Farmington on Dec. 3, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

NSF Program Helps UConn Entrepreneurs Get Started

UConn Health researchers in the early stages of developing a colorectal cancer vaccine got a jump-start from Accelerate UConn, an NSF I-Corps site.

January 11, 2016 | Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research

Entrepreneurship Research & Discovery UConn Health
UConn autism expert Deborah Fein suggests everyday activities for parents that help children during their critical early years. (iStock Photo)

New Book Helps Parents Help Kids at Risk of Autism

UConn autism experts suggest ways parents can adapt everyday activities to help children during their critical early years.

January 7, 2016 | Beth Krane, Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention

Community Impact Research & Discovery
Men's basketball head coach Kevin Ollie coaches from the sidelines. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Vote for Coach Ollie in NCAA Coaches Charity Challenge

Your vote can help men's basketball head coach Kevin Ollie win $100,000 for the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at UConn Health.

January 6, 2016 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Athletics
A student rests under a tree on the Great Lawn at the Storrs campus. (UConn File Photo)

A Look Back at 2015: Research at the Forefront

Twelve stories about UConn research that advances our understanding of the world around us.

December 31, 2015 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Shemona Singh at the Homer Babbidge Library on April 2, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A Look Back at 2015: UConn Nation – Students

Twelve examples of students who are pursuing their passion at UConn.

December 30, 2015 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Athletics Research & Discovery
More than 3,000 members of the UConn Class of 2019 pose for a photo on the Great Lawn at the Storrs Campus on Aug. 29, 2015, at the start of their careers at UConn. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A Look Back at 2015: Building Our Future

A roundup of news from UConn Nation in 2015, the first in a three-part series.

December 29, 2015 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

University News
Bobby Puyol. (Nathan Oldham for UConn)

Football Player Scores One for the Record Book

Place kicker Bobby Puyol, UConn's MVP in the St. Petersburg Bowl on Saturday, hopes to score a sports management job after completing his degree in business.

December 28, 2015 | Claire Hall, School of Business

Athletics
Lauren Schlesselman, associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Pharmacy and coordinator of the Pharmacy LEADERS Track, speaks to pharmacy students about the Pharmacy Leadership Program. (Ariel Dowski '14 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Crowdfunding is New Way to Support UConn Programs

Employees can now create an online giving page to promote a UConn cause they are passionate about.

December 22, 2015 | Grace Merritt, UConn Foundation